Roller for setting and treating the hair

ABSTRACT

This invention relates to a roller for setting and treating the hair, constituted of a central cylindrical support on which are mounted tufts of bristle, the whole having the form of a round brush.

1-Mar. 18, 1975 United States Patent Boudal [5 ggliffulsok SETTINGANDTREATING Inventor: Pierre uda Thiers, ance 3322?; T..ITIIIIII.

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mm rt PA ing the hair, constituted of a central cylindrical support onwhich are mounted tufts of bristle, the whole having the form of a roundbrush.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 582,563 Wegefarth 132/40 4Claims, 1 Drawing Figure PATENTEU MAR I 8 5 J WR 1 ROLLER FOR SETTINGAND TREATING THE HAIR The present invention relates to a new accessoryfor setting and treating the hair, of the roller type, allowing a morerapid and more efficient setting to be made.

Devices in the form of rollers or curlers are known, around which locksof hair are wound, then dried, these supports enabling the hair thusprepared to maintain the waves or shape given thereto for a long time.

These rollers are constituted of a cylindrical support which may or maynot have uneven parts enabling a lock of hair to be held on the support;these supports take a fairly long time to be put in, and the person mustthen remain under the drier for a long time, which is a tediousservitude and a source of annoyance for her.

The invention aims at producing accessories for setting and treating thehair, of the roller type, which enable the hair to be put in rollersmore quickly and also give improved results with respect to hithertoknown devices.

To this end, the invention relates to a curler of the roller type forsetting and treating the hair, characterised in that it is constitutedof a centralcylindrical support on which are mounted tufts of bristle,the whole therefore having the form of a round brush.

The roller is preferably fixed as mentioned above and provided withtufts of bristle, each tuftcomprising bristles disposed at a fairlyobtuse angle so that the furthermost bristles of each tuft join, thewhole thus forming a mass of radiating bristles whose periphery issubstantially circular.

In this way, the tufts of bristles have lost their individualitysomewhat and the bristles are disposed in fairly divergent directions toform a mass surrounding the central cylindrical support without thetufts being clearly individualised.

According to another embodiment of the invention, the centralcylindrical support is associated with a removable handle enabling theroller to be used as such for setting, and as a brush for treatment ofthe hair after drying.

A roller is therefore produced which is simple to put in; in fact, thelocks of hair penetrate between the bristles and are therefore easilyimmobilised in their position.

In addition, the roller according to the invention, by ensuring acertain separation of the hair due to the bristles which pass througheach lock, allows an aeration and consequently a much more rapid dryingof the hair;

it follows that, by using a roller according to the inven-- tion, dryingunder the drier or with a hand-drier takes much less time and thetedious periods of waiting, associated therewith, are therefore avoided.

The invention will be more readily understood with reference to theaccompanying drawing, in which:

The single FIGURE shows a perspective view of a roller according to theinvention.

With reference to the FIGURE, the roller is composed of a centralcylindrical support 1 in which are fixed tufts of bristles 2, 2, 3, 3';the tufts of bristles are disposed radially and over the periphery ofthe central support so as to constitute a brush of the round typewithout handle.

As may be seen from the FIGURE, the tufts of bristle are preferablydisposed in slightly divergent manner so that the bristles belonging totwo adjacent tufts join, the whole thus forming a general cylindricalmass in which the ends of the bristles form the periphery of the mass,this preventing the tufts of bristles which have lost theirindividuality from being clearly seen; a brush is therefore obtainedwhose bristles are distributed in fairly regular density over all theperiphery; the hair may therefore be placed very regularly on the rollerand is separated, thus permitting a rapid aeration during the dryingprocess.

I claim:

l. A hair roller comprising a brush structure consisting of a centralelongated support and a plurality of tufts of bristles radiallyextending from said central support, said tufts being mounted on saidcentral support in a regular distribution and said bristles extendingfreely from said central support to a length at least corresponding tothe diameter of the central support so that the brush structure has anouter periphery only of said bristles for enabling said bristles tofreely penetrate hair to separate strands of the hair in a'spread-outmanner from the surface of the central support to the outer periphery ofthe brush structure.

2. A hair roller according to claim 1, wherein the bristles of each tuftof said plurality are disposed angularly with respect to one another toform a mass of radiating bristles having ends defining the outerperiphery of said brush structure.

3. A hair roller according to claim 2, wherein said brush structure issubstantially a circular cylinder.

4. A hair roller according to claim 1, wherein a handle is removablyattached to said central support such that the roller forms a brush fortreating hair.

1. A hair roller comprising a brush structure consisting of a centralelongated support and a plurality of tufts of bristles radiallyextending from said central support, said tufts being mounted on saidcentral support in a regular distribution and said bristles extendingfreely from said central support to a length at least corresponding tothe diameter of the central support so that the brush structure has anouter periphery only of said bristles for enabling said bristles tofreely penetrate hair to separate strands of the hair in a spread-outmanner from the surface of the central support to the outer periphery ofthe brush structure.
 2. A hair roller according to claim 1, wherein thebristles of each tuft of said plurality are disposed angularly withrespect to one another to form a mass of radiating bristles having endsdefining the outer periphery of said brush structure.
 3. A hair rolleraccording to claim 2, wherein said brush structure is substantially acircular cylinder.
 4. A hair roller according to claim 1, wherein ahandle is removably attached to said central support such that theroller forms a brush for treating hair.